The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-05-26

Gave two public lectures IN Cres-
co few weeks ago, the first on "Hu-
manity," and the second on Labor
and Temperance" In these lee
lures he traced the rise and fall OF
Empires and their causes. Many
OF his audience undoubtedly won
dered, as he related the methods by
which in European countries the
aristocracy had obtained their es-
tatcs, that the people should have
permitted such fragrant violation OF
justice, and the natural rights OF
man. To show what organization
and discipline would do in subjuga-
ting the many; he pointed to the
handful OF men from Sweden under
the Lion OF the north, that subjuga-
ted and literally annihilated al
unorganized and undisciplined Rus
sian army four times as numerous.
He showed from the lessons OF his
tory that the families OF Lords and
mobiles in England, who boast OF
their estates; obtained them when
on a robbing expedition with Viii
liam the Conqueror.
He showed how "the Commons
which were so-called, because they
were the property Of the people in
common, were fenced in by the
robber nobility, and coolly appropri-
ated and parceled out. The parlia-
ment composed Of these same
noble robbers then enacted laws
legalzing the robbery. All these
statements are now matters OF his
tory. England. Scotland, Wales and
ireland were thus over run by the
ruthless conquerors, and the lands
belonging to the people In common
were pa-celed out by the robber
chiefs to themselves and their fol-
lowers. And these as he demon
strated are the land titles, and the
foundation OF Landlordism there.
People listen and wonder that such
things could ever have occurred.
And yet the very same things are
occurring right here in our own
republic. He demonstrated this in
showing that the cattle lords have
coolly fenced In the peoples com
nous" and have appropriated mil
lions Of acres Of the public domain
to which they have not even a shad-
dow Of right, and those who have
questioned their claim, have been
found with bullet in their heart,
ard their little Accommodations laid
waste by fire, and the crime 81 these
pianderers of honest settlers laid at
the door OF the Indian, who is no,
as much to be feared US these plum
derers and their cowboy hirelings
He showed that the history OF the
land grants to railroads during the
past twenty years, had been one
cunniHgly contrived, story Of
fraud peculation and legalized rob
berry as outrageous upon the right:
OF the people, as the system Of the
lords and barons Of Europe. HI
also advertcd to the fact that Sc
many respectable persons were
engaged in stealing lands and tim
Der in this country, that our secre
tary Of the Interior, Carl Schur;
found it impossible to restrain them
and the matter was dropped.
In the course Of his lecture BIZ
showed from the pages Of authen-
tic history that when the lands 0
Italy were in the hands OF the PEG
pie, they were prosperous and hap
py, and that Rome was invincible
II was then that Cincinnatus woul,
leave his pillow in the furrow ant
spring to the head Of the Roman
legions and drive back the invader
OF their country. But In an eyi
hour Rome entered upon the sam
policy that has characterized thi
country for the last twenty years
and her overthrow was the resul,
With hopeless debt and povert,
and the common people reduced
to serf6om patriotism was gone ant
the people welcomed, instead o
repeliing the Northern hordes tina
Invaded their country, for they sal
truly: .Our condition can be n
worse" Hundreds OF thousands G
men and women Ia our own repub
lie are to-day, saying the sam
thing. The commune, anarchy
anything they would welcome for
change.
Pliny, the eminent historian said
s.The colossal fortunes which RUNE
Rome and destroyed Italy, wer
due to the contiscation Of estate
through usury, SO scarce was mon
ey."
Another twenty years Of the sam
policy in finance and general econo
mic and land matters, solely for til
rich, and against the common PEG
pie, and the sad history Of Rom
and Italy will be the history OF thi
republic.
Farmers and all those enp.os,
In useful vocations, should no ionp.
divide their strength. They vii
not he recognized in lecislatio,
until they are represented. So Ion,
as they supinely vote for part,
bosses aud demand no RECOGNITION
they may bear the burdens as bes
they can.
Men will despoil US So loug u
We kiss the hand that smites. Patri
otism demands that we unite fol